Synonyms of insects

insects

noun

plural of insect

as in shrimp

a person of no importance or influence

the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrimp
• numbers
• ciphers
• lightweights
• nobodies
• dwarfs
• inferiors
• pygmies
• twerps
• nullities
• puppets
• zeros
• morsels
• whippersnappers
• half-pints
• insignificancies
• obscurities
• pip-squeaks
• nonentities
• snippersnappers
• no-names
• zilches
• nonpersons
• noncelebrities
• mediocrities
• leasts
• figureheads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• figures
• personages
• leaders
• big shots
• planets
• magnates
• heads
• VIPs
• stars
• eminences
• personalities
• chiefs
• leads
• celebrities
• notables
• bigwigs
• authorities
• luminaries
• big wheels
• nabobs
• superstars
• kingpins
• somebodies
• superiors
• parties
• powers
• kahunas
• great powers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insects

Leaving Bare Soil While occasional empty spots can benefit ground-nesting insects, too much bare soil in your garden can lead to erosion, compaction, and water runoff, not to mention plenty of weed growth. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026

In addition to pest control services, Orkin also provides some general home maintenance services, most of which serve as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) program to help keep insects and other unwanted guests out of your home. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026

If present apply a horticultural oil spray to coat the insects. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Gardeners can also grow beautiful and beneficial plants that help combat grubs, such as aromatic herbs and plants that attract insects that prey on grubs. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026

Many ants feed on the sugary honeydew excreted by these insects and will actively protect them from predators. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

And more tropical weather in southern Europe is contributing to an increase in diseases carried by mosquitos and other insects. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

The insects resemble bedbugs’ characteristic apple-seed shape. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Many of them, like Tubbs, were refugee Midwesterners, sick of parching droughts and devouring plagues of locusts, the insects descending in buzzing clouds thick enough to blacken the noonday sun. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026